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""Leo"" <> wrote in message
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> Dear James,
>
> You inspired me to have another look. But it starts with a negative.
>
> Dracula's son Mihnea the Angry married twice, had two sons by his first
> wife and that daughter who married Bogdan III by the second wife. Bogdan
> III's son Stefan IV, according to ES was fathered by mistress Stanka/Stana
> not by the granddaughter of Dracula. But this Stefan married a Bassaraba,
> member of Dracula's family. I am looking further and if I find anything
> that indicates lines to the present I will let you know.
> Leo
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Sunday, November 13, 2005 6:45 AM
> Subject: Re: Fw: Vlad The Impaler
>
>
>> Dear Michael, Leo, Le, Theron and others,
>> Vlad III
>> Tepes
>> Dracula had at least three children: Vlad Tepelus who claimed the throne
>> of
>> Wallachia in oppostion to Basarab the Old from 1476 to at least 1481. A
>> couple of
>> websites claim He has modern descendants, a daughter who married Bogdan
>> III,
>> Prince of Moldavia who had by him at least his sucessor Stefanita /
>> Stefan IV
>> who has known descendants until at least the mid sixteen hundreds
>> including
>> Alexander Lapusceanu Prince of Moldavia and Alexander cel Rau Prince of
>> Wallachia, also a natural son Mihnea I Cel Rau, Prince of Wallachia whose
>> male line
>> descendants down to Prince Mihail Radu occasionally held the Wallachian
>> throne
>> down to 1659. The Princes Tepes Dracula were male line descendants down
>> to at
>> least Arkady who succeeded his father Peter II in 1845. See
>> http://msngroups.com/RestratosdelaHistoria/casabasarabtsepeshdracula.msnw
>> Sincerely,
>> James W Cummings
>> Dixmont, Maine USA
>>
>>
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